Brother DCP-340CW 31 October 2008 at 11:40PM in Techie Stuff 8 replies 5.2K views

GaryS

My Brother DCP- 340CW all-in-one device has stopped working because the waste ink tank is "full".

Has anybody managed to resolve this problem on a Brother printer so that is works again. I have dismantled it and have just washed the padding in the waste tank, so hopefully it might work again.

Is this part available as a spare part or is the printer now destined for the bin.

fluffy_happypotamus

I have the same problem with my brother printer. I phoned them up and the guy on the phone said I could take it for repair but it woud be cheaper to buy a new one. I havnt looked into spares. I wouldnt mind but I have only just got new carts and they cost almost as much as the printer did, as a laugh I said to DH that I may just get a new printer instead of new carts , wish I had now.

GaryS

Despite having spent several hours trying to clean the ink tank, etc, I have given up.

Still getting various "unable to ....." messages.

It has been sent to the home for naff printers, and has now been replaced with a HP-C7280 which seems superb in comparison.

rainywindow

Have a look at this link:
http://www.fixya.com/support/t139675-need_reset_purge_counter_due_error_46

I have a Brother DCP 340CW which had the same error message and all I have done is reset the purge counter using the instructions in this link. Obviously I have no idea how full the ink waste pads are but I haven't noticed any print problems yet.

GaryS

I had already followed all the procedures for resetting purge counters etc.
When I dismantled the printer the waste ink tanks (situated under the cover behind the cartridges) the felt pads were full.
Even after washing them, drying them over a few days and the re-assembling the printer I kept getting various error messages.

As per post above I gave up, skipped it and purchased a new HP C-7280 printer which is far, far better than the DCP 340CW ever was.

barjam_2

sorry to jump on an old post.but does anyone know how to get to the waste ink on the brother dcp-340cw(simple instructions plz ) i want to try and clean mine before i chuck it out the nearest window. i am not getting any error messages it just wont print 2 colours yellow and magenta. (cleaned it loads of time too)

many thanks in advance

kammyk

Same problem :mad: .

"unable to clean, refer to..."

I'm guessing it will be cheaper to replace than repair.

Does anyone have any idea what I should try to do before I give it a good kick?

Allso does anyone know of any good deals on printers with a simmilar spec to these?

Thanks

kammyk

Ah another thing, do not use the cheapy inks you get of ebay, My printer has not been its self since I fed it with cheap ink.

Maybe this is its way of getting back at me?

andy2004

most have those damn pads which fill up, including the epsons its a way to make you buy a new printer, there are ways around the pads, like fitting a an extension onto the pipe which goes to the pad and then having the pipe outside the printer going into a bottle, which can then be thrown away and replaced, if you use plastic lemonade bottles, just need a coupler and plastic tubing to go from the printer into 1, i';ve been looking through the youtube posts on these over the past 3 weeks, before my epson sx200 needs to be replaced.